Got or actually made some free time Tuesday so I packed up and headed back to the rock pit...
This trip I wanted to shoot the Lehigh .452x265CF-HP. I have long said probably the best all-around bullet that I use was the Lehigh/Bloodline .458x275. I really prefer shooting a bullet that is close to bore size so I can reduce the thickness on the sabot carrying the projectile up the bore. For myself I really believe I get better accuracy with the thinner sabot.
This picture shows the .458-275 just for reference...
This shows the new all Copper Lehigh .452x265CF-HP
The first round of the shoot I shot the 265 to work on the 9 birds on the wall. The 265 worked very well with accuracy being all that I expected. Even on the 2 heart shots that I took. The 3rd heart shot was a miss-calculation on my part. Instead using the 265 I wanted to go back to my elk bullet. The Lehigh/Bloodline .458x300 grain. It shot just a tad lower and I ended hitting the bottom of the bird and blowing the bird up. This bullet is awesome on elk and little - well may a lot to much for deer.
This picture shows round one of the morning shoot.
The second round - I walked another set of birds out to the wall and shot the Lehigh/Bloodline .458x275 grain bullet just for a comparison with the 265... I was completly satisfied whatever I thought I could do with the 275 the 265 would do also - maybe even a tad better.
Another day of rest and relaxation - just like retirement is suppose to be!
